NRS 459A.010“Public utility” defined.As
used in this chapter, “public utility” means any person who furnishes
electricity to other persons. The term includes municipal utilities but does
not include persons who furnish electricity only in emergencies or persons
described in subsection 4 of NRS 704.021.

NRS 459A.020Connection of generator to public utility’s system for
distribution of electricity.

1. Any portable generator of electricity
capable of being connected temporarily to an electrical system that is normally
furnished electricity by a public utility may be connected only after the main
switch of the system has been opened to isolate that electrical system from the
public utility’s system for distribution of electricity.

2. Any generator of electricity capable of
being permanently connected to an electrical system, except for a generator of
electricity designed to run in parallel with a public utility’s system for
distribution of electricity, must be connected by means of a double-throw
switch that isolates that electrical system from the public utility’s system.
The provisions of this section do not apply until the service connection from
the public utility to the customer is installed.

NRS 459A.030Explanation and warning required before sale, rental or offer to
sell or rent generator.

1. Every manufacturer of a generator of
electricity capable of being connected either permanently or temporarily to an
electrical system must:

(a) Include a statement in the instruction manual
for the generator; and

(b) Attach to the generator a legible label,

Ę explaining
the requirements for installation of the generator and warning of the hazard of
backfeed into a public utility’s system for distribution of electricity. Any
advertisement offering to rent or sell a portable generator of electricity must
contain the same information.

2. No person, government, governmental
agency or political subdivision may sell, rent or offer to sell or rent a
portable generator of electricity unless the label prescribed in subsection 1
is on a visible surface of the generator.